High School: Four-year letter winner in track and field at Apex High School...2013 New Balance National Qualifier in the 4x200-meter relays...Placed fourth in the 2013 4A State Finals in the 400-meter dash...2013 4A Mideast Regional Champion in the 400-meter dash...Ranked seventh in the state with a personal-best time of 48.28 in the 400-meter run...Owns a personal-best time of 22.64 in the 200-meter run...Has a personal-best mark of 6-02.75 in the high jump...Two-time conference champion in the high jump...Also lettered in football...Earned Academic All-Conference honors.

Personal: Born Jalen Ware on April 11, 1995 in Fayetteville, N.C...Son of Marc and Lisa Ware...Has one younger sibling Jordan, 15...Father, Marc Ware, played football for Central University...His grandfather played football for Shaw University...Majoring in biology.